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An inflammatory phrase using the n-word was one of many disruptions to a Fresno City Council meeting on June 11, held online via the videoconferencing platform Zoom. The man said “kill all n-words,” twice, before his audio was muted by city councilmembers. Another attendee used an explicit phrase including the …

The Madera City Council passed an ordinance last night to support residents who were about to be evicted before the holidays , and before state law Assembly Bill 1482 goes into effect, enforcing stronger renter protections. Residents were overjoyed by the unanimous decision. Over fifty people packed into the council …

Vijay Gupta played with the LA Philharmonic for 11 years joining it at the age of 19. That was before winning a 2018 MacArthur Fellowship, also known as a genius grant. And he’s the founder of Street Symphony, an organization that performs free concerts for LA’s homeless community and in …

Fresno will join more than 40 other cities across the country in a legal brief that supports three Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals cases going before the Supreme Court in November. The Fresno City Council voted Thursday to be listed in the Amicus brief that supports the plaintiffs in the …

The Selma City Council is torn between choosing a district map the community supports or picking one that keeps members from running against each other. At Monday night’s regular meeting, the council cast votes on a map created by the company it hired, the National Demographics Corporation (or NDC), and …

On a recent Wednesday at about noon, Aldo’s Mexican Restaurant in Delano was empty. There wasn’t any chatter or the sounds of sizzling carne asada on the stove, just the song Mejor Recuerda by Julión Álvarez playing in the background. “During the lunch hour, we used to always be busy, …

Fresno moved a step closer Thursday to fund an unconventional program that aims to reduce gun violence. After a fiery debate, the Fresno City Council voted to partially fund Advance Peace. Three council members voted to allocate $ 200,000 from the budget for the program. The city administration, local leaders, …

Fresno moved a step closer Thursday to fund an unconventional program that aims to reduce gun violence. After a fiery debate, the Fresno City Council voted to partially fund Advance Peace. Three council members voted to allocate $ 200,000 from the budget for the program. The city administration, local leaders, …

In most places in California, there’s a liquor store for about every 2,500 people. But in the city of Fresno? There’s one liquor store for every thousand residents. Nearly half of the liquor stores selling alcohol are in violation of city or state laws, according to a recent investigation from …

The Fresno City Council voted down an ordinance Thursday that would have fined people in their cars attempting to give money or food to those standing at busy intersections. The proposal in question is called the Safe Transfer of Objects to Pedestrians, or STOP, and was authored by Council President …

You’ve heard a lot about who’s running for office this election day — and that includes a record number of millenials. In some districts, the California Voting Rights Act is making it easier for young people of color to be on the ballot. That’s the case in the small town …

The Fresno City Council voted 5-1 today to put a tax on marijuana dispensaries and related business before voters this November. The tax proposal comes at the same time that the city is studying a change to zoning laws to allow a limited number of medical marijuana dispensaries to operate …

Four of Fresno’s city council seats are up for re-election this year. While these are technically non-partisan races, many city issues are often decided along party lines. The stakes are even higher in one particular district that’s currently held by a conservative, and is a district where voters in the …